Cuff link



Fab., 2L. 1939. J. c. @AGN/MJL www3 Filed. July 16, 1935 A TTORNEYS.

Patented Feb. 21, 1939 Joseph Carlton Bagnoli, Attleboro, Mass., assignor, nby mesne assignments, to Swank Products, Inc., Attleboro, Mass., a corporation of Dela- Application July 16, 1935, Serial No. 31,60'1

9 Claims.

This invention relates to a cuff link; and has for one of its objects the provision' of a cuff link l having a body Vand heads at its ends with at least one of the heads movable so that it may be easily inserted through the buttonholes of a cuff and then moved to prevent retraction of the link from the cuil?. v

Another object of the invention is the provision of a cuil link, the heads of which may be provided with ornaments upon its ends to enhance the appearance thereof.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a cuff link which will be simple to manufacture and'yet one which when positioned in l5 the cud will be attractive in appearance.

Another object of theinvention is the provision oi a construction which may have a variety of forms or different appearances and yet a construction having basically and 4fundainentally the saine operating parts for the mechanical action thereof,

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists o certain novel rfeatures oi construction, as will be more iully described, and

particularlyfpointed out in the appended claims.

lin the accompanying drawing:

Fig. l is a perspective viewfoi the cuir link with its heads in retaining position; l

Fig. 2 is a perspective'view showing one ci the heads swung through 90 that-Fit may -be more .easily inserted through the buttonholes 'oi a cud;

, Fig. 3 is a perspective `view showingjthe movable head detached;

Fig, 4 is a perspective View of the movable 3 5 head;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the body portion of the linie with the arms in spread apart position prior to the assembly of the parts;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view oi the iixed head;

lo Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken on line i-l of Figure 2;r

Fig.- il is a sectional view on line B-t of Figure 6;

Fig. 9 is an end view of the structure shown in 45 Figure l;

Fig. lil is a perspective view of a modified form of body;

Fig, ll is a side elevation showing the form of body illustrated in Figure l0 made up into a .30 link;

Fig. 12 is a sectional view through the structure shown in Figure ll and showing the mounting of the fixed head in position on the'end of the body.

.i5 In separably securing two parts of a garment together, suchfor instance as cuffs about the wrist of the wearer, it is desirable to have one of the heads which abut the outer surface of the cuil? movable to a position to offer a minimum of resistance to its insertion through the 5 buttonholes, and then subsequently movable to a position of greater resistance to prevent Withfdrawal; and in order to accomplish this result in a. very simple way and yet in a structure which may be ornamented that it may have an l0 attractive appearance when positioned in the cuff, I have provided a structure which may be assembled without a soldering operation by simply shaping the parts into a desired configuration, whereby they will be retained with resilience all5 though without the necessity of providing a coiled spring or the like for this purpose; and the following is a more detailed description oi the present embodiment of this invention, illustrating the preferred means by which these advantageous 2@ results may be accomplished:

With reference to the drawing, i have provided a` body designated generally iii. @ne form which this body may have is that of a strip oi stools bent up into the desired shape, as shown in Fig- 25 ure 5, shapedat its fold to embrace a xed head designated generally ii and provide spaced arms ii for pivotally receiving a movable head iii between theni, these parts being shown in Figures d, 5 and 6 in perspective. 3g

The fixed head ii consists of a tubular shell it which is generally square in cross section, there being a core i5 of a solid rod positioned within this tube and stopping short of the ends thereof to provide seats il for the reception of the base i3 of a gem I9 against them, while the edges 2t of the tube about this seat are rolled inwardly over the tapering base portion of the gem it to securely hold the gem in position at either end or this head. Centrally of the head a recess is provided in the rod i6 and the stock of the tube is forced into this recess as at 22 to retain the tube on the rod and itself provide a recess 23 to assist in centering this head in the body.

The body part as shown in Figure 5 consists of as a single strip of stock which is bent into a shape and size to embrace the fixed head shown in Figures 6 and 8, at its central portion. This is ac; complished by bending the stock, as at 2li, at spaced points along the portion 2l and then again 50 as at 28 that the stock may extend inwardly from opposite sides toward the center or axial line of the body where it is again bent as at 29 to extend f along Vfor a short distance with the vportions 30, 30 in contact with each other. 55

'I'he portion 21 of the stock nts in the recess 23 so as to center the fixed head and prevent it from movementlaterally with reference to the center line of the body, there being a snug fit of this embracing portion of the body and the fixed head so that the parts are securely held in position.

The portions 30, of the body after they extend for a short distance in contact with each other branch outwardly by reason of the bends 3| and 32 to provide the arms I2, which extend from the bends 32 in substantially parallel relation. Adjacent the ends of the arms bearing openings 33 are provided while on the inner surface of each arm projections or ribs 34 and 35 are formed in crucifix form at right angles to each other. The bearing openings 33 being located at the crossing point of these ribs, as clearly shown in Figure 5.

The head I4 consists of an outer shell 36 and an inner rod or solid member 31 stopping short of the end for the reception of a gem 33 at either end thereof. This rod is held in position by means of a pin 39 extending through the tube and rod and projecting from either side to provide trunnions 40, as shown in Figure 4. There is also provided recesses 4I and 42 in the tube 36 or head I4 at right angles to each other with their points of crossing at the .axis of the trun-` nions 40. 'I'hese grooves or recesses 4I and 42 being of a size to snugly receive the projections 34 and 35 on the arms I2 and maintain this head in different positions.

The stock of the head I4 is bulged outwardly or is arcuate in shape, as at 43 so as to lie ush with the ends of the arms I2 as at 44, see Figure 1, so that no sharp edges will occur when the device is in working position.

For assembly, it is merely necessary to position the xed head Il with its recess engaging the bar 21 and to position the head I4 with its trunnions in the bearing openings 33 and then draw the arms I2 toward each other to cause the stock at one end of the body to tightly embrace the fixed head II and at the same time draw the arms I2 into close contact with the movable head I4 and to then secure the contiguous parts of the body 30, 30 in such position by placing a rivet 45 through portions of the arm 3II so that the movable head cannot be dislodged and the arms will be in such position as to cause the protuberances 34 and 35 to enter the recesses 4I and 42 in the movable head I4. The arms I2 are sumciently resilient from the point of the rivet 45 tor their ends 44 so that when pressure is applied to turn or rotate the movable head I4, these arms will spread .apart slightly permitting dislodgement of the rib and grooves and movement about the pin 40 as an axis. As a right angular position is reached the projections will again snap into the recesses in the head to hold the head in a position as shown in Figure 2, returning to the position shown in Figure 1 upon further or rel-- in Figure 12, and at the same time the head such as I4 is positioned between the arms of the body 4I and a rivet 5I secures these arms in position to hold the movable head assembled and also hold the iixed head in a riveted position at the end of the body.

A suitable gem 52 may be set upon the cupped head 41 with its edges 53 turned over the tapering edges of the stone or gem 52 to hold the same securely thereto. In this manner I may provide a more or less conventional form of head on a structure having the desired action as above pointed out in further detail.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being'dened and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a cui link, a body having a resilient bifurcated portion at one end, a pin extending across between the arms of said bifurcated por tion, a head pivotally mounted on said pin as an axis and of a size to swing between said bifurcated portion, a head at the other end of the body, and interlocking means partly on said head and partly on said bifurcated portion to hold the head in diierent selected positions.

2. In a cuff link, a body having a resilient bifurcated portion at one end, a pin extending across between the arms of said bifurcated portion, a head pivotally mounted on said pin as an axis and of a size to swing between said bifurcated portion and a head at the other end of the body, and interlocking means between said head and bifurcated portion to hold the head in different selected positions, said means consisting of projections on one part and recesses on the other part to receive said projections, the resilience of said arms functioning to hold said interlocking means in different selected positions.

3. In a cui link, a body having a resilient bifurcated portion at one end, a pin extending across between the arms of said bifurcated portion, a head pivotally mounted on said pin as an axis and of a size to swing between said bifurcated portion and a head at the other end of the body, and interlocking means between said head and bifurcated portion to hold the head in different selected positions, consisting of a projection on one part and crucifix recesses on the other part to receive said projections, the resilience of said arms functioning to holdv said interlocking means in different selected positions.

4. In a cui link, an elongated head, a body formed of a length of material embracing said head with portions extending in contiguous relation for a distance therefrom and then branching out into spaced arms, and a second elongated head pivotally mounted between said arms.

5. In a cuff link, an elongated head, a body formed of a length of material embracing said head with portions extending in contiguous relation for a distance therefrom and then branching out into spaced arms, a second elongated head pivotally mounted between said arms, and means holding said contiguous portions in close relation to secure both of said heads in mounted position.

6. In a cui! link, an elongated head, a body formed of a length of material embracing said head with portions extending in contiguous relation for a distance therefrom and then branching out into spaced arms provided with bearing openings at their ends, a second elongated head having trunnions pivotally mounted in said open- `ings for pivoting said head in said arms, means holding the contiguous portions of said body against spreading whereby said arms are held in desired spaced relation to hold the movable head mounted and said body is held tightly about said rst head to hold it in position.

7. In a cuil' link, an elongated head, a body formed of a length of material embracing said head with portions extending in contiguous relation for a distance therefrom and then branch-y ling out into spaced arms provided withbearing openings at their ends, a. second elongated head having trunnions pivotally mounted in said openings for pivoting said head in said arms, and a single rivet holding the contiguous portions of said body against spreading whereby said arms are held in desired spaced relation to hold the movable head mounted and said body is held tightly about said iirst head to hold it in position.

8. In a cui link, a pair of arms with their ends in spaced relation and then oiset into contiguous relation inwardly from the ends, an elongated head pivotally mounted between said spaced portions of said arms and contacting said arms for movement from a position in line with the arms to a position at right angles to the arms, a rivet for holding the contiguous portions of said arms in contact and the arms in contact with said head, and interengaging means on the contacting surfaces of said arms and head to hold said head in diierent deinite positions of adjustment with relation to said arms.

9. I n a. cui link, a pair of resilient arms with their ends in spaced relation and then offset into contiguous relation inwardly from the ends, an elongated head pivotally mounted between said spaced portions of said arms and contacting said arms for movement from a position in line with the arms to a position at right angles to the arms,

' a rivet for holding the contiguous portions of said arms in contact and the arms in contact with said head, and interengaging means on the contacting surfaces of said arms and head cooperating with the resiliency of said arms to hold said head in different definite positions of adjustment with relation to said arms.

JOSEPH CARLTON BAGNALL. 

